37 Tex. Admin. Code § 143.2 - Pardons for Innocence
(a) On the
grounds of innocence of the offense for which convicted or successfully
completed a term of deferred adjudication community supervision, the Board will
consider applications for recommendation to the Governor for a pardon for
innocence upon receipt of:
(1) a written
recommendation of at least two of the current trial officials of the sentencing
court, with one trial official submitting documentary evidence of actual
innocence; or
(2) a certified order
or judgment of a court having jurisdiction accompanied by a certified copy of
the findings of fact and conclusions of law where the court recommends that the
Court of Criminal Appeals grant state habeas relief on the grounds of actual
innocence.
(b) Evidence
submitted under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall include the results and
analysis of pre-trial and post-trial forensic DNA testing of biological
material as defined in the Chapter 64, Code of Criminal Procedure, if any, and
may also include affidavits of witnesses upon which the recommendation of
actual innocence is based.
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